Jones Retires as ISG President
Jim Jones, President 2002- 12
After serving ten years as the head of International Sports Group, well-known international baseball figure Jim Jones stepped down as President at a meeting of the Board of Directors in Chicago on January 4.
Jones has over 40 years of baseball coaching experience at the youth, high school, college, semi-pro and international levels serving as assistant coach at Stanford University before becoming head coach at the University of Wyoming and St. Mary’s College (CA). He began his international experience as a coach in residence in Czechoslovakia as part of an IBA/MLBI program and never looked back. Along with Bill Arce, he served as co-coordinator of Game Development in Europe selecting and supervising MLBI envoy coaches in their European assignments. His work with Arce also allowed him to become an ISG clinician overseeing many MLBI winter coaching clinics.
When his MLB duties took him further away from the baseball field and into the administration offices, Jim decided he wanted to return to activities that allowed him to work directly with European coaches and players. That desire allowed him to take a new path in international baseball - an assignment with the Czech Baseball Association to serve as a national consultant as well as head coach of the National Junior and Under 23 Teams. He also worked as pitching coach for the Czech National Men’s team through the 2001 European Championships. In 2002, Jim began working with the French Baseball Federation in a similar role coaching the National Cadet and University Teams in international competition. He has also served the federations of Spain, Portugal and Holland.
During the past three springs Coach Jones worked with the French Baseball Academies in Toulouse, Rouen, Montpellier and Talence, helping them prepare for various up-coming international tournaments. During June 2010, Jim served as head coach of the Armed Forces team, US9, during an exhibition tour in Western Wisconsin.
Jones' dedication to the teaching of the game has garnered him many awards over the years including receiving the EBCA's Achievement Award in recognition of his work in European Baseball since the early 1990's.
Over these many years, Jones has had the opportunity to work with players of all ages and coaches from many European countries as well as staging baseball camps in New Zealand. These experiences combine with his USA coaching to give him a strong background to help game development programs in those federations desiring outside assistance.
In his role as President of ISG, Jones has helped further the goals of founder Bill Arce and has helped make the organization a world-wide leader in coaching education. Even though he has cut back on his administrative duties and stepped down as head of the organization, Jones will remain active as a member of the Board sharing his invaluable knowledge of international baseball.
Jones has over 40 years of baseball coaching experience at the youth, high school, college, semi-pro and international levels serving as assistant coach at Stanford University before becoming head coach at the University of Wyoming and St. Mary’s College (CA). He began his international experience as a coach in residence in Czechoslovakia as part of an IBA/MLBI program and never looked back. Along with Bill Arce, he served as co-coordinator of Game Development in Europe selecting and supervising MLBI envoy coaches in their European assignments. His work with Arce also allowed him to become an ISG clinician overseeing many MLBI winter coaching clinics.
When his MLB duties took him further away from the baseball field and into the administration offices, Jim decided he wanted to return to activities that allowed him to work directly with European coaches and players. That desire allowed him to take a new path in international baseball - an assignment with the Czech Baseball Association to serve as a national consultant as well as head coach of the National Junior and Under 23 Teams. He also worked as pitching coach for the Czech National Men’s team through the 2001 European Championships. In 2002, Jim began working with the French Baseball Federation in a similar role coaching the National Cadet and University Teams in international competition. He has also served the federations of Spain, Portugal and Holland.
During the past three springs Coach Jones worked with the French Baseball Academies in Toulouse, Rouen, Montpellier and Talence, helping them prepare for various up-coming international tournaments. During June 2010, Jim served as head coach of the Armed Forces team, US9, during an exhibition tour in Western Wisconsin.
Jones' dedication to the teaching of the game has garnered him many awards over the years including receiving the EBCA's Achievement Award in recognition of his work in European Baseball since the early 1990's.
Over these many years, Jones has had the opportunity to work with players of all ages and coaches from many European countries as well as staging baseball camps in New Zealand. These experiences combine with his USA coaching to give him a strong background to help game development programs in those federations desiring outside assistance.
In his role as President of ISG, Jones has helped further the goals of founder Bill Arce and has helped make the organization a world-wide leader in coaching education. Even though he has cut back on his administrative duties and stepped down as head of the organization, Jones will remain active as a member of the Board sharing his invaluable knowledge of international baseball.
Italian ISG Clinic Staff
Former ISG President, Jim Jones relaxes (L) under a projection displaying the logos of current ISG sponsors as Darrell Miller, MLB Urban Youth Academy director, addresses coaches at the just completed ISG/Italy clinic in Parma. Co-clinician Ron Wolforth of the Texas Baseball Ranch and Team Leader Ron Maestri of the New Orleans Zephyrs Baseball Club look on. A complete report on the clinic will be posted here in the near future.
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